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How to install MT4 indicators and templates

 

To install Mt4 indicators and templates, login into your Mt4 platform, go to the top left on “File”, scroll down to “Open Data Folder”.

Click on it, thenproceed to a folder named “templates” and “MQL4”. You should copy and paste your template files in the template folder. Then, inside the MQL4 folder, you’ll see a sub folder named “indicators”. This is where you should copy and paste your indicators. When all this is set and done, restart your Mt4 and load the template on the chart. Also, the new indicators that you installed will be available on the “Navigator” content.

Here’s a video to show how to install the Mt4 indicators and templates:

RSI Forex and Binary Options Strategy

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Developed by. Welles Wilder, the Relative Strength Index calculates the difference in values between the closes over the Observation Period. These values are averaged, with an up average being calculated for periods with higher closes and a down- average being calculated for periods with lower closes. The up average is divided by the down average to create the Relative Strength. Finally, the Relative Strength is put into Relative Strength Index formula to produce an oscillator that fluctuates between 0 and 100.

By calculating the RSI in this way, Wilder was able to overcome two problems he had encountered with other momentum oscillators. Firstly, the RSI should avoid some of the erratic movements common to other momentum oscillators by smoothing the points used to calculate the oscillator. Secondly, the Y Axis scale for all instruments should be the same, 0 to 100. This would enable comparison between instruments and for objective levels to be used for overbought and oversold readings.

The most common uses of RSI in Binary Options trading are to:

  • Indicate overbought and oversold conditions

An overbought or oversold market is one where prices have risen or fallen too far and are therefore likely to retrace. If the RSI is above 70 then the market is considered to be overbought, and an RSI value below 30 indicates that the market is oversold. 80 and 20 can also be used to indicate overbought and oversold levels. Overbought and oversold signals re most reliable in a non-trending market where prices are making series of equal highs and lows.

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If the market is trending, then signals in the direction of the trend are likely to be more reliable. For example if prices are in an uptrend, a safer trade entry may be obtained by waiting for prices to pullback giving an oversold signal and then turn up again.

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  • Generate buy and sell signals.

If the RSI is above 70 and you are looking for the market to form a top, then the RSI crossing back below 70 can be used as a sell signal. The same is true for the market bottoms, buying after the RSI has moved back above 30. These signals are best used in non-trending markets.

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In trending markets, the most reliable signals will be in the direction of the trend. For example if the market is trending up, taking only buy signals after the RSI has moved back above 30 after dipping below it. The reason for taking signals only in the direction of the trend is that when the market is trending any counter trend signal is likely to indicate a small retracement against the underlying trend rather than true reversal.

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  • Indicate Bullish and Bearish Divergence

Divergence between the RSI and the price indicates that an up or down move is weakening. Bearish Divergence occurs when prices are making higher highs but the RSI is making lower highs. This is a sign that the up move is weakening. It is important to note that although Divergences indicate a weakening trend, they do not in themselves indicate that the trend has reversed. The confirmation or signal that the trend has reversed must come from price action, for example a trend line break.

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Parameters

Observation Period: (default 14)

Lower Bound percentage (default 30); this provides the lower boundary expressed as a percentage of the instrument’s value. The number must be less than the Upper Bound. Upper Bound percentage (default 70); this provides the upper boundary expressed as a percentage of the instrument’s value.

Wilder used 14 as an observation period although periods of 9 and 7 are also popular. Decreasing the observation period increases the sensitivity of the RSI to changes in price, resulting in a more responsive RSI. Note that a shorter observation period may also result in an increase in the number of false signals. A longer period results in a smoother RSI that will generate fewer signals.